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A man in a matriarchy will do ANYTHING for love — including the unthinkable.
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Audience Score
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Jacky in the Kingdom of Women (2014)

Gender-bent satireAbsurdist comedyPolitical cheekiness

Overview

Comedy

In a country where women are in charge, a man goes to unusual lengths to make his dream of marrying the daughter of a military leader come true.

Flag of FRFRFrench
Content warning
propagandasatiremother son relationshiparranged marriagedictatorshipaunt nephew relationshipmisandrymatriarchy

Standout Aspects

Direction

Sattouf's comic-strip background fuels every frame's visual wit.

Costume

Male burqas and female military garb — the gag never gets old.

Best for:Date Night: Provokes weird, fun debates about gender roles afterward.·Friends: Watch with your most argumentative, film-bro friend.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Some absurd, deliberately unsexy arranged-marriage tension.
Riad Sattouf

Director

Riad Sattouf

ReleasedJan 29, 2014
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Orange Studio
France 2 Cinéma

Top Cast

Vincent Lacoste

Vincent Lacoste

Jacky

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg

La colonelle Bubunne XVII

Didier Bourdon

Didier Bourdon

Brunu

Anémone

Anémone

La générale Bubunne XVI

Valérie Bonneton

Valérie Bonneton

La chérife

Michel Hazanavicius

Michel Hazanavicius

Julin

Noémie Lvovsky

Noémie Lvovsky

Tata

Laure Marsac

Laure Marsac

Zanie

William Lebghil

William Lebghil

Vergio

Anthony Sonigo

Anthony Sonigo

Juto

India Hair

India Hair

Corune

Béatrice de Staël

Béatrice de Staël

L'épicière

Frédéric Neidhardt

Frédéric Neidhardt

Franku

Anamaria Vartolomei

Anamaria Vartolomei

Zonia

Valeria Golino

Valeria Golino

Bradi Vune

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Cultural

Sattouf based the visual design on Iranian propaganda posters and his own graphic novel 'The Arab of the Future.' The film premiered at Cannes but flopped domestically in France.

Trivia

Charlotte Gainsbourg's military uniforms were custom-built to evoke both Napoleon and her mother Jane Birkin's androgynous 70s style.

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